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How should I transition my 12-month-old from formula to milk?

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My daughter will be one in a week and I haven't even started transitioning her to real milk! :( I don't know how to go about it...the last time I tried, I mixed mostly formula with a little milk and continued from there, but she kept getting terrible constipation so I just gave up. :(

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Could she be lactose intolerant? You can try just giving her a couple oz of milk in a bottle or sippy cup just to see what she does, if she drinks it, and not too much because if she is allergic or lactose intolerant. If she still has problems digesting it than talk to your pediatrician and figure out what the problem is. Sounds odd if she is formula fed for her not to agree with cows milk, since most formula's are based off of cows milk. Don't get me wrong, I like a glass of cows milk, and it is healthy, although not as healthy as breast milk or formula for babies, but you have to think our human bodies aren't really meant to drink cows milk at all, calf's are!!! Same for any kind of mass produced milk, but hey, we do it and so do I!

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